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Karnataka cuts off Cauvery waters to Tamil Nadu
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India Abroad
09-27-2002
Vajpayee intervenes to resolve controversy
The Cauvery controversy between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka reached a
flashpoint with Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee directing Karnataka to
resume the flow of water to Tamil Nadu September 20. The previous day,
Karnataka suspended the release of water to Tamil Nadu.
At an emergency meeting with federal Water Resources Minister Arjun Charan
Sethi in Delhi September 20, ...
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